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American Gladiators

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 9, 1989-September 13, 1997)
    Hosts included Mike Adamle, Joe Theismann, and Larry Csonka
    Gladiators included Laser, Zap, Ice, Nitro, Sky, Viper, Siren, Gemini, Lace, Titan, Sabre, Thunder, Turbo and Cyclone
    Events included Assault, Skytrack, Breakthrough and Conquer, the Gauntlet, Atlasphere, and the Eliminator
    Weekly winners would compete in the yearly Tournament of Champions

Why American Gladiators might be annoying:

    Like many American games shows, it was copied from a British version.
    All the gladiators had cheesy names.
    The female gladiators were overly buff.
    The gladiators wore 80's spandex.
    Early in the show, many had 80's hair.
    Gladiators dominated most events.
    Several gladiators had a temper that they took out on contestants.
    Several gladiators and contestants were injured by poorly designed events.

Why American Gladiators might not be annoying:

    Many of the contestants were in the military or on a police force.
    Female gladiator Siren was deaf and had to have a fellow gladiator signal her to start.
    It was enormously popular, continuing in syndication years after cancellation.
    Gladiators would often travel with a live show.
    Zap posed for Playboy.
    Several video games were made from the show.
    Rico Constantino was an AG champion.

Credit: Lorg Skyegon


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 99 Votes: 43.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 56.76% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 99 Votes: 62.63% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 129 Votes: 63.57% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 388 Votes: 69.33% Annoying